Biological assumptions - EVOLUTION

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What are the 3 biological assumptions?
Behaviour can be explained by evolution, localisation of brain function and neurotransmitters
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What did Darwin argue that evolution happened by?
Natural selection
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One assumption of natural selection is "Only a small proportion of each generation survives to _________"
Reproduce
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One assumption of natural selection is "Each generation has _________ and some is inheritable"
Variation
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One assumption of natural selection is "Some characteristics give __________ for others to survive an reproduce"
Survive
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The characteristics which give the animal a greater chance of survival and reproduction are ________
Adaptive
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What does EEA stand for?
Environment of Evolutionary Adaptiveness
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How long ago were humans believed to start adapting?
2 million years ago
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What environment are we supposedly adapted to?
The environment our ancestors faced
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Name one biological predisposition
Phobias
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What did Darwin argue that evolution happened by?

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Natural selection

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One assumption of natural selection is "Only a small proportion of each generation survives to _________"

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One assumption of natural selection is "Each generation has _________ and some is inheritable"

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One assumption of natural selection is "Some characteristics give __________ for others to survive an reproduce"

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